On the surface it may look easier to not dig deep and do the work. #It’s seems more fun to party on the weekends. To let your hair down, get drunk with the girls, and take shots.It’s fun to be surrounded by friends who want to let loose and have a good time.#It may seem more fun to take that hit and have a momentary feeling of bliss, peace and like everything is chill.#To have passionate paramours fueled by a serotonin rush that lasts as long as it takes a match to burn out.#Yeah, it may appear fun and exciting. We feel the immediate rush of happy-chemicals go through our brains and bodies in these moments, and we confuse them for happiness.#Since these feelings are confused for happiness, when you wake up the next morning, you feel that the “happy chemicals” are depleted and you immediately want that rush again and go off chasing it. This leaves a vacancy in your heart that empties faster than you can fill it. #You feel the “come down,” only to crave another experience with the same high.#Riding this wave is like a roller coaster. Ultimately you have to get off the ride if you want to actually get anywhere. The roller coaster is not true happiness. #If you’re yearning for happiness and fulfillment in your life, one that’s lasting, I encourage you to sit in silence. It will be uncomfortable. #Do it alone. No alcohol, no drugs, no cell phone, no video games, no wild friends. Nothing to distract you from the hard truth.#You’ll have to dig deep and look at who you really are. You’ll have to dig deeper and ask yourself the hard questions, like questioning your own character and how to develop it. #You’ll have to look at those you surround yourself with and ask if they “pump,” positivity and hold you to a higher standard, or if they are “drains,” and constantly cause drama and bring you down. #Then you’ll have to ask yourself what you really want in life, and if those behaviors are getting you closer to them. If not, then you have 2 choices. Stay and repeat the same cycle or get off the ride.#⬇️more in comments⬇️